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Companies looking to sell software would like us to think that their suites can illuminate the link between IT systems and business services. Not so fast.

It envisions selling "component" services to its big ERP customers beginning next year.

Since switching over to Intel processors, the Mac is now capable of running practically any operating system. The simplest option is to use Boot Camp to create a dual-boot system that can run Mac OS X or windows XP/Vista. A more flexible solution is to run Mac OS X and one or more additional operating systems at the same time. To run another operat...

An attempt by Mattel to market a Barbie doll collection around eco-consciousness has raised criticism from parents.

Some are asking if microsoft overpaid last year for its 1.6 percent stake in Facebook, the popular social networking Web site.

Google faces a conundrum. If it does a deal with Yahoo, it faces antitrust scrutiny. If it backs out, it leaves Yahoo hanging in the wind. Either way, it could harm its nice-guy image.

If you thought spam on your computer was a bother, brace yourself for round two: spammers want to find you on your cellphone.

The electronics chain's move is a shift from its initial, highly skeptical stance toward Blockbuster's unsolicited takeover bid.

Washington - Adobe's Portable Document Format (PDF) has proliferated. Originally designed as a file format that allows content creators to distribute documents to those who did not have the application that created them, PDF files are now found widel...

Facebook said that it will let users bring information from their profiles onto other sites. It is also reviving the possibility of a universal logon, an idea tried unsuccessfully years ago by microsoft.